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Famous as :
Indie pop bandBirth Date :
2001Birth Place :
Portland, Oregon, USAClaim to fame :
Album "Picaresque" (2005)
The Decemberists in Orchestral Version
April 23, 2007 10:04:32
The Decemberists will play a handful of dates this summer and fans can expect a surprise from the five-piece indie pop band. The band's show will be backed up with a full orchestra in each city.
The jaunt that is held to support the already extremely received album "The Crane Wife" will feature orchestral version of the band's songs. Composer Sean O'Loughlin will be the mastermind of the new arrangement.
Common, Joss Stone and The Decemberists Shape SummerStage
April 11, 2007 03:04:41
New York's Central Park SummerStage has several names on the bill to headline. The festival that will start June 8 has announced early lineup such as Common, The Decemberists, Television, Neko Case and Cassandra Wilson.
Rapper Common, soul singer Joss Stone and Ryan Shaw will perform June 8. Jazz singer Cassandra Wilson will be the opening act on June 15 night while Television plays the next day along with Dragons Of Zynth. The New Pornographer's Neko Case will get her slot on July 20.
Names Lining Up for the 2007 Green Apple Music & Arts Festival
March 07, 2007 01:03:19
Cultivating awareness of environmental issues through the unifying voice of music, the Green Apple Music & Arts Festival has delightfully constructed a long list of performers set to go onstage as it celebrates the Earth Day for the second time across three big cities of New York, Chicago and San Francisco on April 22, 2007.
Coming onboard to highlight the event in New York that day among others are Taylor Hicks, Tom Paxton and Richard Shindell, Fat Mama, The Radiators, Edwin MccAin, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, and Junior Brown. Hicks, "American Idol" winner of the fifth season, will perform at the Beacon Theatre with kid-friendly singer/songwriter Laurie Berkner headlining a free gig on Central Park's Great Hill.
The 2007 Bonnaroo Music Festival Headliners
February 14, 2007 02:02:47
As of this year, the Bonnaroo Music Festival is scheduled to take place June 14-17 on a 700-acre farm in rural Manchester, Tenn., 60 miles south of Nashville. And among the 75 acts slated to perform at the music festival, there are the likes of The Police, The White Stripes, Tool and Wilco.
The complete lineup, to be announced Wednesday Feb 14th, includes planned performances by Widespread Panic, The Roots, Franz Ferdinand, and The Flaming Lips. Also slated to perform among others are The Decemberists, The Hold Steady, Regina Spektor and many more.
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Headliners
January 23, 2007 02:01:51
Political rap/metal legends Rage Against the Machine will be reuniting to headline one night of the upcoming Coachella festival. The reunion, however, is expected to be for one-night only.
In what will be the music group first reunion in seven years, the Rage Against the Machine will be joined by numbers of other musicians as the headliners at the 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, including Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bjork, another reunited band Crowded House, Arcade Fire, Willie Nelson, The Decemberists, Arctic Monkeys, and The Roots just to name a few.
The New Pantheon Awards Finalists
January 13, 2006 03:01:42Numbers of names have been listed as the finalists for the inaugural New Pantheon Awards which replacing the Shortlist Prize in recognizing noteworthy albums that have sold fewer than 500,000 copies in the United States. Among the 10 names mentioned, there we have Fiona Apple, Antony and the Johnsons, and Arcade Fire.
Apple's "Extraordinary Machine", Arcade Fire's "Funeral", and Antony and the Johnsons' "I Am a Bird Now" will all vie for the award. The rest of the finalists among others include Animal Collective's "Feels," Bloc Party's "Silent Alarm," Death Cab for Cutie's "Plans," The Decemberists' "Picaresque," Kings of Leon's "Aha Shake Heartbreak," M.I.A.'s "Arular," and Sufjan Stevens' "Illinois."
NIN to Play Voodoo Fest
October 18, 2005 02:10:31The Voodoo Music Experience, which previously scheduled to take place in New Orleans on October 29-30, has been moved to another city due to the Hurricane Katrina. Yet the show must go on and so it will be held on October 29 in New Orleans and the following night in Memphis.
Has been tapped to perform is Nine Inch Nails who will play both nights. Also confirmed to play in Memphis among others are Secret Machines, Cake, North Mississippi Allstars, New York Dolls, Carl Cox, Better Than Ezra, The Decemberists and HIM. Proceeds from the Voodoo Music Experience will benefit a host of Katrina-related charities, including the New Orleans Restoration Fund, Habitat for Humanity and Bring New Orleans Back.
